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The massacre that Paris denied | Nabila Ramdanihttps://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2011/oct/16/massacre-paris-denied
No one was ever brought to justice for the murder half a century ago of up to 200 French-Algerians<p>Republican values of <em>liberté, egalité, fraternité</em> will be all but forgotten when thousands of Parisians recall the most murderous episode in the French capital's postwar history tomorrow. Commemorations are planned for the 50th anniversary of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_massacre_of_1961" title="">French-Algerian massacre</a>, when up to 200 peaceful protesters were slaughtered in cold blood around iconic national monuments, including the Eiffel Tower and Notre Dame Cathedral.</p><p>The most memorable – and vicious – atrocities saw policemen herding panicking crowds on to Paris's bridges, where many were tossed into the Seine. Normally a romantic symbol of the most popular tourist city in the world, the river became a watery morgue for scores of victims, whose lifeless bodies were washing up for weeks afterwards.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2011/oct/16/massacre-paris-denied">Continue reading...</a>FranceEuropeWorld newsMaurice PaponMiddle East and North AfricaWar crimesLawAlgeriaSun, 16 Oct 2011 19:30:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2011/oct/16/massacre-paris-deniedPhotograph: Fernand Parizot/AFPProtesters are arrested by police on the day of the massacre. Photograph: Fernand Parizot/AFPPhotograph: Fernand Parizot/AFPProtesters are arrested by police on the day of the massacre. Photograph: Fernand Parizot/AFPNabila Ramdani2011-10-16T19:30:00Z